Talk:Yu Yeon Kim (curator)

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This article has problem in verifiability. -- Allen R Francis 02:47, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

This article on Yu Yeon Kim is factually correct. It can be easily verified by contacting any of the organizations mentioned in the article or by simply using a search engine such as Google. Thus: Google link for Yu Yeon Kim. It is not difficult to confirm data this way - by cross-referencing the data on the websites of various museums and organizations, for example. This article represents a valuable contribution to Wikipedia and in the future I intend to contribute more articles on independent curators, such as Okwui Enwezor, Octavio Zaya, Hou Hanru, Rosa Martinez, Hans Ulrich Obrist, etc. (Sappo 16:40, 14 October 2006 (UTC))
 * Thanks. -- Allen R Francis 07:12, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

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Requested move 18 October 2015

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: moved to Yu Yeon Kim (curator). The consensus here is that "Yu Yeon Kim" is the most common name in reliable sources and that this is one of the cases for which the exception was written into the Korean naming guidelines. However, there was no consensus to remove the disambiguation "(curator)" – if anyone wants to pursue that title, simply, they are welcome to start a new RM with no prejudice and in the nomination should outline why they believe the curator to be the WP:PTOPIC. As an aside, I see nothing wrong with Tokyogirl's actions here – she's correct that whenever a page title has been disputed it best to go through RM and get a clear consensus to prevent further move-warring. Jenks24 (talk) 10:03, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

Kim Yu-yeon (curator) → Yu Yeon Kim – The curator is known internationally in all exhibitions and articles she has curated and authored by the form, "Yu Yeon Kim". While there is a convention WP:NCKO for rendering Korean names in English - this should not warrant changing the use of an established name. In this case, the redirect from Yu Yeon Kim to "Kim Yu-yeon" just causes confusion and is erroneous. The commonly used form of the curator's name in English can be verified on her website http://yuyeonkim.org There currently exists a redirect from the original form "Yu Yeon Kim" to "Kim Yu-yeon" which was implemented by user Sawol on February 11 and again by Tokyogirl79 on August 11. We request that this be reverted to the original form (Yu Yeon Kim) and that this also be protected from further revisions and moves. Sappo (talk) 19:11, 18 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment WP:COMMONNAME in reliable sources, rather than personal preference, decides the title of an article. There are multiple WP:RS which choose to ignore the personal preference in favour of using "Kim Yu-yeon" to refer to her (e.g. Korea Times, Korea Herald , JoongAng Ilbo - they also use "Yu-yeon Kim" in one article , but never the spaced form). 210.6.254.106 (talk) 03:23, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Support MOS:IDENTITY -- trangendered living people shouldn't be the only living people allowed to choose their own names on Wikipedia, and if they are that's descriminatory against all non-transgendered living people (especially non-English named peoples) -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 04:27, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Support move - Move to Yu Yeon Kim (curator) Finnusertop (talk &#124; guestbook &#124; contribs) 13:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC) - While WP:NCKO is the rule of the thumb, WP:COMMONNAME takes precedence, and in this case, most reliable sources seem to go with "Yu Yeon Kim". Support for the move can also be found in the fact that she herself prefers "Yu Yeon Kim". MOS:IDENTITY only discusses preference in length in the context of gender identity, but the order and capitalization of names is certainly a preference an individual is entitled to hold. MOS:LCITEMS discusses more unconventional lower-caps spellings (eg. bell hooks) but I think it can be applied here too: preference by the subject matters and takes precedence if it doesn't hamper other virtues (like NPOV).


 * While I support the move, I oppose page move protection (WP:MOVP). It's largely unnecessary because if we leave a redirect here - Kim Yu-yeon (curator) - it needs to be deleted if someone wants to move the page back. This requires an administrator, as does moving a page protected page, so the effect is identical. Furthermore, there isn't evidence of a naming dispute, should we conclude this move request with consensus. Finnusertop (talk &#124; guestbook &#124; contribs) 10:59, 19 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Oppose: Yu Yeon Kim should be redirected to the disambiguation page Kim Yu-yeon per WP:DAB. Sawol (talk) 12:54, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Can you be more specific as to what in WP:DAB dictates this option ? Yu Yeon Kim would be unique in relation to (if not dissimilar to) existing titles. Finnusertop (talk &#124; guestbook &#124; contribs) 13:37, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * It is based on Disambiguation. Kim Yu-yeon (swimmer) and Kim Yoo-yeon are also Yu Yeon Kim. Is the curator Yu Yeon Kim WP:PRIMARYTOPIC? The answer is No. I propose that this article be moved to Yu Yeon Kim (curator). Sawol (talk) 06:46, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree, "Yu Yeon Kim" would still be ambiguous (incomplete disambiguation) and "Yu Yeon Kim (curator)" is not the primary topic of 'Kim Yu-yeon/Yu Yeon Kim'. I have changed my position. Finnusertop (talk &#124; guestbook &#124; contribs) 13:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
 * The point is that the page "Yu Yeon Kim (curator)" as it currently exists is a redirect to a page with the heading "Kim Yu-yeon (curator)" which is not the name the curator Yu Yeon Kim is known by internationally. This is what needs to be fixed.  The move was made originally by Sawol on February 11, 2015 and again by Tokyogirl79 on August 11 2015.  Why would anyone presume to change the name by which an internationally renowned person is known?  Would you change and hyphenate the name of artist Nam June Paik to Baek Nam-jun to satisfy correctness?  Really? Sappo (talk) 16:19, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes,, it will be fixed. If we go with what said, Yu Yeon Kim (curator) no longer redirects anywhere; the article will be moved there. Yu Yeon Kim would redirect to Kim Yu-yeon (Kim Yu-yeon (disambiguation).) Finnusertop (talk &#124; guestbook &#124; contribs) 16:30, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
 * OK - just to clarify Finnusertop The heading on the existing article Kim Yu-yeon (curator) will be reverted to its original and correct form of "Yu Yeon Kim (curator)" - right? So the disambiguation page, Kim Yu-yeon will also list Yu Yeon Kim (curator) with a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Yeon_Kim_(curator) ?
 * Correct, . Exactly as you described it. Finnusertop (talk &#124; guestbook &#124; contribs) 17:08, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Finnusertop This from Tokyogirl79 "The reason I'd changed the name was as part of a bulk request by Finnusertop with the comment "Family name first. Hyphen and capitalization per guideline. WP:NCKO". There had been a consensus to hyphenate names and list the last name first, so this was one of those names. It looks like this had also been moved by Sawol. Since there's a chance that they might contest this, I'd prefer greatly that you ask them first or open up a move request at the article's talk page. If this is her WP:COMMONNAME then this would be a strong argument for moving the page, but I'd prefer that you get a consensus to move first. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 03:28, 19 October 2015 (UTC)" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sappo (talk • contribs)


 * Support move Changing a person's commonly used and widely published name to suit a recently established convention - WP:NCKO - is nothing short of ridiculous.  Yu Yeon Kim has been professionally and personally known by this form of her name for nearly three decades of her curatorial career.  She uses this form of her name personally - as is evidenced from her website http://yuyeonkim.org and in all the events, exhibitions, catalogues and articles she has curated and written.  Besides the use of her name on her website there are plenty of references elsewhere.  Here are only a few examples:
 * Yu Yeon Kim lecture at Tate Modern, UK
 * Essay on Zhang Huan Intensified Corporeality by Yu Yeon Kim
 * Translated Acts by Yu Yeon Kim exhibition catalog
 * 2nd Johannesburg Biennale - Transversions - curated by Yu Yeon Kim


 * As you can see the form of her name as "Yu Yeon Kim" is well established internationally as a WP:COMMONNAME and has been so for a long while.  These reliable historical references take precedence over occasional references in the Korea Herald, etc.


 * One more thing - on the disambiguation page "Kim Yu-yeon" it has the hangul characters for the name as - presuming that all others listed there use the same characters.  These are certainly the Hangul characters for Yu Yeon Kim's name as shown on her website - but it does not follow that others with a similar sounding name use the same characters.  Other names written similarly in Roman characters may have entirely different Hangul characters with very different meanings.


 * In conclusion, I support the page name reverting to its original name of "Yu Yeon Kim". Wikipedia should not arbitrarily change a person's established common name, particularly those of notable individuals.   Also, looking at the history of the page this name change has been made only in recent months by two users whereas the article has existed for some years.

Mocknone (talk) 18:34, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Mocknone (talk) 19:05, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment A caveat from the WP:NCKO article: an "accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply". (My emphasis)
 * Moving admin here: let me explain my reason for requesting that this go through a formal move request. Part of this is that the move had been requested and as such, it'd be likely that there would be attempts to move this again even if I'd moved it back. Going through a formal move request would show that there was a consensus to keep it at this specific name and prevent it from being moved again in the future. This might seem like needless bureaucracy, but the thing is that I've seen things like this happen over a longer period of time where people argue over which convention should be followed or what name should be used, when it'd have been quicker and easier to open a formal request. If successful (which looks likely) this request will ensure that no further page moves will occur without another discussion and serve as a form of protection in and of itself without the need for actual page move protection. Once the week is up, I'll move it - but I want this formal discussion first to ensure that when/if this gets contested again, we have this to refer to once that happens. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  04:28, 21 October 2015 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

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